Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 117 Who Was Ms. Ashbourne?

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Alistair cast a wary glance at the father and daughter sitting across from him, then leaned in to Caroline and asked quietly, "You okay?"

Caroline saw the concern in his eyes and gave a small shake of her head. Of course she was okay.

The way Alistair stood up for her cut Rebecca deeper than she expected.

In the past six years, she couldn't recall a single

me she'd seen

even a flicker of that kind of concern on his face-for her.

Without even trying to hold back, she snapped, "Alistair, don't let her fake sweetness fool you. She's nasty-calculating and cruel."

Alistair nearly laughed.

With all her baggage, she has the nerve to call someone else

toxic?

When it came to cruelty, Rebecca and Celeste could've gone

head-to-head.

Seeing him smile hit Rebecca like a slap. "You don't believe me?

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Everything I said is true!"

Nathaniel hadn't expected things to spiral like this. The whole situation was slipping out of control.

He'd long suspected-thanks to a few quiet nudges from Cordelia that Rebecca had developed feelings for Alistair. He had even entertained the idea that if Alistair was willing to let the past go, he'd be open to welcoming him back into the family.

But it was becoming increasingly obvious that was a one-sided fantasy.

Rebecca's emotional unraveling made something very clear. If he let this continue, it wouldn't just be her making a fool of herself— he'd be dragged down too.

Nathaniel gave Alistair and Caroline one last, unreadable look before grabbing Rebecca's arm and pulling her away.

He would have someone look into that girl-find out who her family was.

After all, if she was really dating someone like Alistair, surely her parents weren't thrilled about it.

In Nathaniel's mind, Caroline must've been cut from the same cloth as his daughter-a spoiled heiress with more access to

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than maturity. A girl drawn to Alistair for his looks, someone who still needed an allowance from her

families like theirs, marriage was rarely about love. It was about consolidating power,

someone well-positioned and respectable. But she'd been spoiled rotten, and now that plan had gone up in

onto another wealthy girl? What else could she be

mind was

their attitude toward Alistair. If necessary, he'd be more than willing to

Let him crawl back. And if Rebecca still wanted him at that point, then

couldn't be split up? Well, marriages without family support never

of malice flickered in

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of himself-just because he'd

he thought he could walk away from the Whitfields

too young. Still

Julian emerged from the

woman.

Nathaniel's eyes lit up.

has to be Ms.

greeting Julian like an old friend.

briefly, politely, over Rebecca's polished

look

compliments wherever she went-grace and beauty

made introductions, "This

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to this evening's event under the pretense that she and Caroline were of similar age and might hit it off. But he had

mind.

as far as he knew,

Rebecca had been married once and had a

came from

successful-but his background was

seize an opportunity when it presented

of course, had no idea what Nathaniel was plotting. He

the man was looking at

offered Rebecca a polite smile. "Nice to meet you. I'm

felt like it had been wrung out. She forced a smile. "Nice to meet

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Julian, and his smile brightened. "And you must

to be Vireon

a smooth response. "She's a colleague

Nathaniel's expression froze.

If that isn't Ms.

his colleague. "Text me when you get home, okay?" he said, kindly. As the

run."

waved-to someone behind Nathaniel